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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… Under the leadership of State Representative Herb Adams of Portland, in 2010, the 124th Legislature of Maine formally expressed “profound regret”…"

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Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"As a boy he worked for Major John Quincy Adams Hawes, a retired Army surgeon who operated a pharmacy in downtown Hallowell."

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Boston Public Library

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"Two founders of the Pejepscot Proprietors, Adam Winthrop and Thomas Hutchinson, sat on the Governor’s Council."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"Dr. Moses Adams of Ellsworth and his wife, Mary, took her in and educated her along with their children."

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"… librarians; some were Mary Buzzell, Sadie Adams, Evelyn Jenkins, and Polly Lyons. This library is important to us because it teaches kids the…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"Cecil Wilson Adams in attendance as librarian and more than 600 books from the earlier Cumberland Library on the shelves."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"Adam Winthrop was the great-grandson of the first Massachusetts governor and arguably one of the most distinguished of the original proprietors."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"This was made by Polly Adams. Research reveals Uriel’s wife, Elizabeth [betsey] was an Adams before marriage, and this sampler was likely made by her…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"Some of the charter members are as follows: Sadie Adams, Mary Buzzell, Angie Lindsay, Edith McKenney, Laura Plumy, Lottie Weatherbee, May Bailey…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"Adams. The money for the costs of the building was donated by Dr. Aurill. Mr. Cobb purchased the first athletic field for the new building."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Annie Buxton Small, Mrs. Coral Adams, Mrs. Esther Hill and Mrs. Olive M. Hall. The library's catalogue was printed on cards, and as new books were…"

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Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… book on the life and work of Jonathan Adams Bartlett, 1817-1902, who was a folk artist living on the south side of the Androscoggin River in what…"

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Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… was approved by Massachusetts Governor Samuel Adams. The referendum read: "Shall application be made to the Legislature for their consent to a…"

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Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Adams, who owned a store at the head of the ferry wharf; R.H. Bangs, a North Lubec merchant; W.B. Cottle, the proprietor of Merchants Hotel; M.M."

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Prince Memorial Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… one of the first settlers of the first farm, and Adam Knight, son of Merrill, Jr. was chosen. Mr. Knight made himself fast to the pole before it…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Photo by Frank P. Adams. X Schooner Charles E. Sears, Lubec, ca. 1900Lubec Memorial Library Lubec’s connection to the sea also offered…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"Marshall Att'y at Law B. Adams “ “ “ S.A. Bennet Physician & Surgeon W.H. Stevens “ “ “ J.P. Churchell & Son Merchant A."

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Colby College Special Collections

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"She then met her soon-to-be husband Henry Adams Brown, a banker who also worked as a nurse. Charlotte and her husband moved to Napa California so she…"

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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